Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 657 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
21. 21.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once

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